Izmail/Borodino Class Battlecruiser 1915

[Pallada1895]

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General characteristics:

 

The Borodino class ships were 223.85 meters (734 ft 5 in) long overall. They had a beam of 30.5 meters (100 ft 1 in) and a draught of 8.81 meters (28 ft 11 in) at full load. They displaced 32,500 long tons (33,000 t) normally, and 36,646 long tons (37,234 t) at full load.[9] High-tensile steel was used throughout the hull with mild steel used only in areas that did not contribute to structural strength. The hull was subdivided into 25 transverse watertight bulkheads and the engine room was divided by a longitudinal bulkhead. The double bottoms were 1.275 meters (4 ft 2.2 in) apart, while the vitals of the ship were protected by a triple bottom that added an extra 875 millimeters (34.4 in) of depth. The design called for a freeboard of 8.89 meters (29 ft 2 in) forward, 6.24 meters (20 ft 6 in) amidships and 6.49 meters (21 ft 4 in) aft. The ships were fitted with three Frahm anti-rolling tanks on each side.[10]

 

 

Borodino Class Battlecruiser is also Referred as Izmail Class Battlecruiser used by Imperial Russian Navy.

 

Displacement:

32,500 long tons (33,022 t) standard

36,646 long tons (37,234 t) full load

 

Length:

223.85 m (734 ft 5 in)

 

Beam:

30.5 m (100 ft 1 in)

 

Draught:

8.81 m (28 ft 11 in)

 

Installed power:

66,000 shp (49,000 kW)

 

Propulsion:

4 shafts, 4 steam turbines

25 triangular Yarrow water-tube boilers

 

Speed:  26.5 knots (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph)

 

Complement:  1,174

 

Armament:

4 × 3 – 14-inch (356 mm)/52 guns

24 × 1 – 130-millimeter (5.1 in) /55 Pattern 1913 guns

4 × 1 – 2.5-inch (64 mm)/38 AA guns

6 × 17.7-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

 

Armour:

 

Waterline belt: 125–237.5 mm (4.9–9.35 in)

 

Barbettes: 147.5–247.5 mm (5.81–9.74 in)

 

Conning tower: 300–400 mm (11.8–15.7 in)

 

Turrets: 300 mm (11.8 in)

 

Decks: 37.5–75 mm (1.48–3.0 in)

 

Bulkheads: 75–300 mm (3.0–11.8 in)

[Capcon]

That bow secondary battery in the double stacked casemates is weird. I have to think they would be totally washed out at speed or in any kind of sea.

 

But other than that a Kongo or Tiger better put on its "big girl panties" for a fight with one of these. Both are a couple of knots faster than the Russian but down 4 guns.

[Pallada1895]

Capcon, on 31 December 2012 - 03:50 PM, said:

That bow secondary battery in the double stacked casemates is weird. I have to think they would be totally washed out at speed or in any kind of sea.

But other than that a Kongo or Tiger better put on its "big girl panties" for a fight with one of these. Both are a couple of knots faster than the Russian but down 4 guns.

Thats True , Because Most Russian Battlecruiser Concentrate on Firepower and Defense rather than Speed.
Izmail is the only Battlecruiser with Incapable speed.

[nixxxie]

Pallada1895, on 31 December 2012 - 08:47 PM, said:

Thats True , Because Most Russian Battlecruiser Concentrate on Firepower and Defense rather than Speed.
Izmail is the only Battlecruiser with Incapable speed.

Most Russian BCs concentrate on being scrapped half finished  :Smile_trollface: , you forgot to mention that...

[Pallada1895]

nixxxie, on 01 January 2013 - 06:32 AM, said:

Most Russian BCs concentrate on being scrapped half finished  :Smile_trollface: , you forgot to mention that...

Yes lol. Most Half Finished ships scrapped because they think those wasn't good enough  :Smile_trollface:

[sharlin648]

Personally i'd say the new Borodino's were more equivalent to fast battleships than anything, a Russian version of the Queen Elizabeths than a battlecruiser.  The 12 inch guns on their Battlecruisers/Dreadnoughts were very potent weapons, bloody accurate and high velocity whilst tests with the few 14 inch guns made for this class did again show the Russians had got it right with the guns, they were powerful indeed.

[Pallada1895]

sharlin648, on 01 January 2013 - 11:51 AM, said:

Personally i'd say the new Borodino's were more equivalent to fast battleships than anything, a Russian version of the Queen Elizabeths than a battlecruiser.  The 12 inch guns on their Battlecruisers/Dreadnoughts were very potent weapons, bloody accurate and high velocity whilst tests with the few 14 inch guns made for this class did again show the Russians had got it right with the guns, they were powerful indeed.

^ Yes. but Izmail Was Way too slow because of more Defense and Firepower.

USSR BC usually used for Heavy Support.

[JeeWeeJ]

Really love the looks of these BC's. Too bad none were actually completed.

[nixxxie]

JeeWeeJ, on 01 January 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

Really love the looks of these BC's. Too bad none were actually completed.

IDK if it's good or bad but you surely will watch them enough in the game  :Smile_glasses: , which is far better place.

[Pallada1895]

nixxxie, on 01 January 2013 - 03:41 PM, said:

IDK if it's good or bad but you surely will watch them enough in the game  :Smile_glasses: , which is far better place.

And Then we could buy that ship incase this WOW came out.